CZ 45

[JimmyR]

So on another forum I browse through, a guy was asking about a dao cz 45 that he had just acquired, but didn't know much about. I love a lot of the older cz's, but had never heard of the 45. I know there are some CZ aficionados on here (hint hint snorko and birdsaway), and thought some of you could school me on these little gems.

EDIT: THIS IS NOT about the CZ 97 chambered in .45 acp, but the CZ (or vzor for yoi purists) 45 chambered in 25acp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CZ_45

 

[snorko]

Crap! a rep now? Anyway. I do not qualify as a knowledgeable CZ guy but the CZ-97 is the big boy .45 acp and i assume it is available in DAO.

Unfortunately the trigger reach on the largeer CZs is too great for my eastern European sausage fingers.

 

[Colt556]

CZ 97s are pretty big and mean machines! I have come close to buying one on a couple occasions but just never have. A friend owned one and it was really a nice gun to shoot. I have to stick to the 75s and 75Bs I guess.

 

[LEaSH]

I have a 97b and it is a big boy.

Fun and accurate. Recoil is not bad considering it is sort of tank-like.

If I shoot a 75 after a session with the 97, it (the 75) feels waifish and small.

I'd like to do a Tanfoglio in 45 for comparison.

 

[Jeremiah]

Down the road I want a gloss blue one with a SA trigger conversion. I think they are attractive guns. But know little ablout them

 

[JimmyR]

No, the CZ45-chambered in 25 acp.

 

[Colt556]

Ohhhhhh..... I've had a couple of those too. I really liked them. I wish I had one now. Great little DAO pocket pistol.

 

[Birds Away]

Yes, the CZ 45 is a little DAO .25. It is very similar to the Baby Browning. My understanding is that they cannot be imported anymore. You might want to check on czfirearms.us. There is a wealth of CZ knowledge on that forum. They should be able to answer any specific questions. I wouldn't mind having one just because I guess I have become a CZ fanboi. But I wouldn't depend on a .25 for anything. I think I would rather have a .22 to defend myself if those were my only two options.

As for the 97, it is a big gun. I had one for awhile and regret selling it. It was undoubtedly the most accurate .45 I have ever owned.

 

[hANNAbONE]

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...gbUZqYJeac2AWBn4CYBg&ved=0CEsQ9QEwBA&dur=1486

 

[Colt556]

The CZ45 hasn't been around for years. I'm not sure if they were ever imported in any numbers or just brought in by private citizens since it was a product of the "Evil Empire" back then. The 68' GCA stopped a lot of importation of cool guns so if it was imported somehow prior to that it was cut off then. I had 2 back in the 80's. You could pick em up at gunshows pretty reasonably. I'd like to have another one.

 

[snorko]

Saw one at a local auction about a year ago. I wanted it but dropped out when bidding topped $300.


Colt 556, Birdsaway and Snorko walk into an auction full of S&Ws and CZs, a brawl ensues

 

[Colt556]

Saw one at a local auction about a year ago. I wanted it but dropped out when bidding topped $300.


Colt 556, Birdsaway and Snorko walk into an auction full of S&Ws and CZs, a brawl ensues

I paid $150 for the last one I had back in the late 80's. But that was a fair amount of dough back then too.

 

[Birds Away]

I guess I would pick one up if it was at a very reasonable price. I can't say I have a real hankerin' for one. I don't have any confidence in the .25acp as a self defense round so the gun would serve no purpose for me.

 

[Erich]

A Florida outfit called Intratec "made" (I suspect out of imported CZ parts) an American version in .25 and .22 (respectively called the ProTec-25 and ProTec-22) in '92 or so (about double the list price of a Raven at the time - around $119 street price). I had one of the .25s, and the firing pin would leave a mark on the primer of a chambered round during the course of a day's concealed carry in non-strenuous activity. I suspect the CZ originals would do likewise.

Other than that, a really nifty design - particularly considering when it came out. Long, moderately mushy DAO trigger pulls.

 

[JettaKnight]

Dang it! another CZ I need for my collection...

 

[Birds Away]

Colt 556, Birdsaway and Snorko walk into an auction full of S&Ws and CZs, a brawl ensues

I don't brawl anymore. As I am now old, I would wait for you two to have at it then, I would be out the door with the prize.